Chapter 374 A Contract Reforged

Kirby’s POV

Finished

I tugged at the corner of my mouth, pretending not to care, and nced at Eren. “Then eat with your eyes closed. That way you won’t have to see me.”

Turning back, I lowered my voice, softening it into something close to pleading. “Leslie, it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. Don’t you miss me?”

My mint pheromone slipped free without meaning to,ced with a trace of appeasement.

She smiled faintly, airy and calm, but her tone was as frigid as the northern snows. “You’re not the only one around me. What’s there to miss?”

The words cut me straight through.

My gaze darkened, fury rising in my chest. Lance warned in my head, iShe’s /iibaiting /iiyou/ii! /iiShe /iiwants /iiyou /iito /iilose /iicontrol /iiand /iiwalk /iiaway/ii. /iiDon’t /iifall /iifor /iiit/i!

I drew in a breath, forcing myself to hold steady, and muttered through my teeth, “None of them are better than meb./bb” /b

Leslie didn’t answer. Clearly she had no interest in sparring with me in front of the wolf cub.

Through the entire meal she barely spoke. I stayed silent too, just watching her eat with that slow, elegant precision. Every motion was a painting. When sauce brushed her lip I itched to lean in and im it, to crush her against me.

Moon Goddess, she was mine. No one else’s.

The wolf cub gnawed at his children’s meal, ring at me now and then like a little beast guarding its prize.

Hah. Little brat, no matter how you red, I had the real advantage.

When we finished, I insisted on taking them home.

Leslie refused. I didn’t argue–I just slung the brat over my shoulder and strode off.

The cub yelped, kicking in protest. “Put me down!”

I ignored him. Lance cackled in my head. iSometimes /iiyou /iireally /iiare /iishameless/ii–/iiusing /iia /iiwolf /ibicub /i/bito /iistrong/ii–/iiarm /iiLeslie/ii… /i

Leslie followed, helpless.

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I seized the chance to grip her wrist. Her skin was smooth and soft, the touch enough to make my pulse race. “Tomorrow night, the Leiss family banquete with me.”

She frowned. “No. I’ll find someone else.”

My tone turned iron. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow. If I see another man at your side, I’ll destroy

him.”

My mint pheromone leaked sharp and ruthless. Let anyone dare touch her–I’d make them regret ever being born.

Her expression was nk, herugh cold, unshaken.

I clung to her hand, greedy for that fleeting contact. She was mine. No one else’s. But she pulled free and I could only watch.

Then she asked, “What banquet? Why should I go?”

I smiled faintly. “To celebrate Leiss and his mate renewing their bond.”

Her face stilled, caught short. Exactly why I wanted her there.

bLeslie’s /bbPOV /b

The next day at West Territory headquarters, I finished meetings and a mountain of files when Liam came in and asked respectfully, “Leslie, should I call a designer to prepare your gown for the banquet?”

My hand paused on the page. Kirby’s words fromst night resurfaced.

Renewing a bond?

When had Leiss and his mate broken theirs?

Why had I heard nothing?

iCould /iKirby ihave /iiforced /iiLeiss /iiinto /iithis/ii? /iiJust /ito ishow /iiyou /ian iexample/i? Asphodel scoffed in my head.

I rolled my eyes. Kirby was an alpha, not Leiss’s god. If he pushed that far, Leiss would abandon Crimson Moon altogether.

Wolf bonds carried a brutal weight–breaking one tore the soul apart. Not everyone could survive it. I only had because my father, the Lycan King, shifted the pain onto Kirby. Most wolves would never dare.

So how had Leiss dared to sever his, then suddenly renew it? There had to be a story behind it.

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Liam broke my thoughts. “Leslie, shall I assign an assistant to apany you tonight?”

Finished

I blinked,ing back, and said coolly, “No need. Carl wille. And the gown–keep it simple.”

This wasn’t my stage. At someone else’s bond celebration, better to keep low–key, stir no trouble.

Liam nodded and withdrew.

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